Lot 66
Rush, Benjamin. Book Signed "Benj.n Rush's" on front paste-down, being his personal copy of A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes, Contrasted with Real Christianity, by William Wilberforce, Philadelphia: John Ormond, 1798. First American edition, 8vo, old sheep, crudely rebacked in the 19th century. Rubbed; front hinge broken. Light to moderate foxing and spotting, moderate foxing to endpapers. Complete with list of subscribers, including Rush's own name. Rush's wife signed on the title page, "Mrs. Julia Rush 1813." She was the daughter of Signer Richard Stockton. William Wilberforce was the British social reformer who was instrumental in getting Parliament to outlaw the slave trade. Reforming manners (morality) was his other passion.
Evans 35026.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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